Trunk hasp



April 19, 1927.'

S. P. DARKIN S Filed Jan '7. 1926 Iii Cil

Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL P. DARKINS, or PITTSBURGH, 'rnNNsYLvANIA TRUNK' HAS?. f

Application led January 7, 1926. Serial No. 79,860.

This invention relates to hasps and more in particular to trunk-hasps and the like.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a trunk-hasp having provided there- 5 in a suitable space for inserting a removable and reversible address-label-holder. .another object of this invention is to provide such a hasp in which the address in the label-holder may only be removed by authorized persons only after the hasp-lock has been opened. Still another object is to provide aliasp of this character which is simple in construction, neat in appearance and which can be. manufactured and applied to old trunks as Well as neu7 ones at a relatively very loiv cost. Additional features and advantages of this invent-ion Will appear from the following' description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, and in Whichz- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a trunk-hasp built in accordance with my invent-ion.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken substantially through the middle of the hasp.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing a hasp of the padlock type also provided With my invention.

Fig. 4: is a partial view showing a section taken on line ll-ll in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an address- ,label-holder used in the foregoing figures.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a modified method of mounting t-he address-label-holder in a trunk-hasp. Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 5, the trunkhasp shown therein comprises a stationary half 1 which is generally secured to the body portion of a trunk by means of suitable screws inserted in the apertures 2. To this stationary half is hingedly secured by means of the pin connection 3 the movable half, or flap, 4 provided With a lock 5 operated by means of a suitable key inserted in the keyhole 6 to engage the lock-plate 7, preferably fastened to the hinged cover or lid of said trunk by means of screws engaging the apertures 8 provided in said plate.

The movable half of the hasp is usually widened adjacent the hinge and has a rectangular opening` 9 cut there-in, through which the adress-label 26 may be read. The latter is contained in a holder 10, which, as shown in Fig. 5, comprises tivo covers or frames 11, held together by means of a hinge connection 12. These covers have also rectangular apertures 13 to afford vision for v the address-label. e

rlChis label is preferably made of cardboard and usually carries an address on each side, one address giving the permanent, or home addr-ess, of the owner, While the other address indicates Where the trunk is to be forwarded to. A plate 25, of transparent, nonbreakable, material such as Celluloid or mica, is preferably placed over each side of the label to protect the addresses printed thereon against Wear or rain.

The label-holder 10 is normally held in place and pressed against the inner side of the movable half of the hasp by vmeans of a suitably shaped Wire spring 14, the ends 15-0f Which are passed through the eyes 16 securely mounted in said hasp-half.

To change from one address to another, the hasp is first opened up, lthe label-holder is then pulled out and reversed, and then again inserted between the clamping-spring and the movable half of the hasp.

The modified construction shown in Figs. tl and 7 differs from the one just described in that the label-holder 17 is rotatably mounted in a substantially U-shaped Wire-frame 18, the bridge portion 19 of which is rockably mounted in suitable bearings 2O secured to the movable half of the trunk-hasp. A Wire spring 21 of any desired and suitable type is .also provided to normally press the address-holder against the inner plate of said hasp-half.

rlhe advantage of this modilied mounting of the label-holder is that the latter may be more readily reversed to show a different address and, especially, that it is at all times connected to the hasp, thereby preventing its falling out and being lost, as might easily oe cur when the address has to be changed in a hurry.

As for the padlock-hasp shown in Figs. 3 and 4, it may be said that the latter is locked by means of the padlock 22 which is applied to the padlock-eye 23, riveted to the plate 24. As will be understood, this type of hasp may be provid-ed with either one of the labelholders described above.

As Will be understood, there may be slight changes made in the construction and arrangement of the details of my invention Without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all such variations. as fall Within the scope of the app-ended claims, in this application in which the preferred forms only of my invention have been disclosed.

l claim:m

l. ln u trnnli-lmsp, :i stationary half and :L movable halt hingedly connected thereto, smid mowble halt having an aperture ent in its :linee and having its outer edges bent inwardly to produce :L hollow-space; un :iddressdubel-holder positioned Within seid hollow space, und means positioned within seid mo Table halt' to secure smid addresslnbel-holder in proper relation to said aperture.

Q. In :L trunkdmsp, :i stationary half `und a. movable hall hingedly connected thereto, said movable halt having n aperture out in its face and having its outer edge bent inwardly to produce a holleT space; an address-label-holder positioned Within said hollow space, and means positioned Within said movable hull adopted to exert e yielding pressure on said address-label-holder to removably hold Same in proper relation to seid aperture.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

SAldUEL l?. DARKINS. 

